An attempt at an ongoing mass biography of the officers and men of the 38th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, during the First World War
Friday 28 December 2007
Private Arthur Percy Cox
Joined the 109th Battalion, CEF, in Lindsay, Ontario, on 29 November 1915 (number 724611) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 4 or 6 December 1916 - invalided sick to England on 8 January 1917 - later served with reserve units.
Private Alfred Charles Cox
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 21 July 1915 (number 410066) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 6 July 1916 - taken on the strength of the 3rd Labour Battalion on 9 February 1917 - later served with the 11th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops.
Private David Cowley
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 26 April 1915 (number 410254) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 6 July 1916 - later served with the Canadian Ordnance Corps - later promoted to acting-corporal.
Private Charles McKenzie Cowie
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Montreal, Quebec, on 17 May 1915 (number 411164) - taken on the strength of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry on 16 July 1915.
He died on 25 June 1923.
Private Alexander Cowie
Joined the 154th Battalion, CEF, in Russell, Ontario, on 27 March 1916 (number 633988) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 24 May 1917 - wounded on 17 August 1917 - invalided to England on 22 August 1917 - later served with the Canadian Army Service Corps.
Saturday 22 December 2007
Private William John Cowan, MM
Joined the 130th Battalion, CEF, in Arnprior, Ontario, on 23 November 1915 (number 788219) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 14 or 15 November 1916 - wounded on 12 August 1917 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 26 September 1917 - invalided sick to England on 30 March 1919.
Awarded the Military Medal - no citation - unit recommendation dated 7 September 1918: "For gallant services in dressing the wounded in Scarpe Operations, Sept 1st and 2nd 1918."
Captain Robert Cecil Cowan
Joined the 37th Battalion, CEF, in Niagara Camp, Ontario, on 15 June 1915 - served as Staff Captain, Staff of MMD[?], Overseas Military Forces of Canada, from 21 October 1916 to 10 February 1917 - attached to 12th Canadian Infantry Brigade Headquarters from 3 March to 7 November 1917 - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 3 June 1917 - sent to England on 7 November 1917 - served as Adjutant, No. 54 District, Canadian Forestry Corps, 20 November 1917 to 1 March 1918 - served as Staff Captain, Canadian Forestry Corps Headquarters, 19 May to 28 August 1918 - served as Staff Captain, Headquarters, Canadian Forestry Corps France, 9 September 1918 - served as Deputy Adjutant Quartermaster General, Headquarters Canadian Forestry Corps France, 29 August 1918 to 10 February 1919.
Awarded the Order of the British Empire.
Private Norman Cowan
Joined the 156th Battalion, CEF, in Brockville, Ontario, on 6 January 1916 (number 639184) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 24 May 1917 - wounded on 30 October or 1 November 1917 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 4 December 1917 - wounded on 2 September 1918 - invalided to England on 6 September 1918.
Private Frank Covington
Joined the 156th Battalion, CEF, in Brockville, Ontario, on 21 February 1916 (number 639719) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 24 May 1917 - invalided sick to England on 19 March 1919.
Private Frank Brillus Covey
Joined the 156th Battalion, CEF, in Athens, Ontario, on 8 April 1916 (number 640069) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 18 or 19 January 1918 - invalided sick to England on 20 September 1918.
Died in 1935 - buried in Athens, Ontario.
Private Cyrille Couvier
Conscripted into the 2nd Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 20 April 1918 (number 3321148) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 10 or 11 October 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Private Joseph Cousineau
Joined the 154th Battalion, CEF, in Hawkesbury, Ontario, on 22 April 1916 (number 634121) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 24 May 1917 - wounded on 12 August 1917 - invalided to England on 18 August 1917.
Private Thomas Court
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 12 January 1915 (number 410065) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - wounded on 25 or 26 March 1918 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 1 April 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 23 April 1919.
Thursday 20 December 2007
Private Richard Charles Court
Joined the 59th Battalion, CEF, in Lindsay, Ontario, on 15 March 1915 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 22 June 1915 (number 410715) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 6 July 1916.
Private Charles Henry Court
Joined the 155th Battalion, CEF, in Belleville, Ontario, on 28 January 1916 (number 636497) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 24 May 1917 - wounded on 18 September 1917 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 7 November 1917 - wounded on 2 or 3 September 1918 - invalided to England on 6 September 1918.
Lance-Corporal John Abraham Courrier
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 26 February 1915 (number 410368) - taken on the strength of the 2nd Battalion, CEF, on 25 August 1915 - wounded on 2 or 4 May 1917.
Awarded the Military Medal.
Private Paul Courneya
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, in Kingston, Ontario, on 7 March 1918 (number 3057216) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 10 or 11 October 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Private Samuel Milford Coupland
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, in Kingston, Ontario, on 25 January 1918 (number 3056417) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 9 or 10 August 1918 - wounded on 2 September 1918 - invalided to England on 6 September 1918.
Private Elmer Milton Coupland
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, in Kingston, Ontario, on 12 February 1918 (number 3056656) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 9 or 10 August 1918 - wounded on 1 October 1918 - invalided to England on 14 October 1918.
Saturday 15 December 2007
Sergeant Gordon George Countryman, MM and Bar
Joined the 154th Battalion, CEF, in Chesterville, Ontario, on 31 March 1916 (number 633971) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 24 May 1917 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Awarded the Military Medal - no citation - unit recommendation dated 7 September 1918: "For Gallantry during Scarpe Operations, Sept 1st and 2nd 1918."
Awarded the Bar to the Military Medal - no citation - unit recommendation dated 5 October 1918: "For Gallantry during the operation in vicinity of Bourlon 27th Sept 1918."
Private Russell Crossley Coulter
Joined the 126th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 17 January 1916 (number 775619) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 4 or 6 December 1916 - invalided sick to England on 19 April 1917 - later served in reserve units and the Canadian tank corps.
Private Gordon Jack Coulter
Joined the 33rd Battalion, CEF, in London, Ontario, on 15 January 1915 (number 400662) - [what happened?] - joined the 91st Battalion, CEF, in St. Thomas, Ontario, on 5 November 1915 (number 189036) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 20 or 21 August 1916 - wounded on 1 November 1916 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 15 November 1916 - wounded on 26 June 1917 - invalided to England on 7 July 1917 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 11 November 1917 - wounded on 27 March 1918 - invalided to England on 12 April 1918.
Private Jeremiah Earl Maxted Coulson, MM
Joined the 91st Battalion, CEF, in St. Thomas, Ontario, on 22 May 1916 (number 190322) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 20 or 21 August 1916 - invalided sick to England on 8 October 1917.
Awarded the Military Medal - no citation - unit recommendation dated 17 April 1917: "Performed valuable work as linesman in keeping up communication between B.H.Q. and advanced position during operation of Apr. 9/17."
Lance-Sergeant William Coulby
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Barriefield Camp, Ontario, on 6 July 1915 (number 410714) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - wounded on 22 or 24 February 1917 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 23 April 1917 - wounded on 29 October 1917 - accidentally injured and invalided to England on 15 September 1918.
Private Frank Coulby
Joined the 59th Battalion, CEF, in Chesterville, Ontario, on 27 October 1915 (number 455727) - transferred to the 80th Battalion, CEF, in 1916 - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 27 or 29 November 1916 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Private William Thomas Joseph Coughlin
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, in Kingston, Ontario, on 1 March 1918 (number 3056979) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 10 or 11 October 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Private Alonzo Coughlin
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, in Kingston, Ontario, on 11 January 1918 (number 3056068) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 17 or 18 August 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Sergeant Joseph Clare Coughlan
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Vancouver, British Columbia, on 5 March 1915 (number 411039) - taken on the strength of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry on 16 July 1915.
Corporal Valentine Deacon Cottrill
Joined the 157th Battalion, CEF, in Barrie, Ontario, on 28 March 1916 (number 643213) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 27 or 28 March 1918 - wounded on 12 August 1918 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 6 September 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Sergeant Sydney Charles Cotterell
Joined the 51st Battalion, CEF, in Edmonton, Alberta, on 5 January 1915 (number 436133) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 12 or 13 February 1917 - wounded on 9 or 10 April 1917 - invalided to England on 13 April 1917 - later served with reserve units - later promoted to Acting-Company Quartermaster-Sergeant.
Corporal John James Cotter, MM
Joined the 130th Battalion, CEF, in Renfrew, Ontario, on 28 March 1916 (number 788610) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 14 or 15 November 1916 - wounded on 6 May 1917 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 8 May 1917 - wounded on 26 June 1917 - invalided to England on 30 June 1917 - later served with reserve units - promoted to acting-company sergeant-major.
Awarded the Military Medal - no citation - unit recommendation dated 17 April 1917: "For gallant conduct during operations Apr. 9th 1917."
Private Bertram Oswald Washington Michael Cotter
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 3 June 1915 (number 410713) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - wounded on 5 January 1917 and died of those wounds the following day - buried in Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery (grave IV.A.83), France.
(sources: Library and Archives Canada (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca), online attestation papers; Canadian War Museum, 19740281-001, Manu 58F 2 3, 207th Canadian Infantry Battalion and 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Nominal Roll; The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Regimental Museum, A400-0007, Master Personnel List for the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force; Commonwealth War Graves Commission, "Debt of Honour" register, www.cwgc.org)
Private Earle Cotey
Joined the 109th Battalion, CEF, in Lindsay, Ontario, on 20 May 1915 (number 454608) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 4 or 6 December 1916 - wounded on 1 March 1917 and died of those wounds the next day - buried in Villers Station Cemetery (grave VI.D.2), France.
Private Frederick Walter Costin
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 8 May 1915 (number 410064) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion in England on 6 July 1916 - later served with reserve units - discharged from the CEF as medically unfit due to malaria - joined the 2nd Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 28 October 1918.
Private Patrick Costello
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, on 27 May 1915 (number 411152) - taken on the strength of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry on 16 July 1915 - served with the PPCLI for one year - joined the "Special Service Company" in Toronto, Ontario, on 10 June 1918 (number 41152 [sic]).
Private John Patrick Costello
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 22 February 1915 (number 410057) - taken on the strength of the 2nd Battalion, CEF, on 25 August 1915 - wounded on 12 or 14 June 1916.
Private James Costello
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Saskatchewan Regiment, in Regina, Saskatchewan, on 5 January 1918 (number 256681) - taken on the strength of the 28th Battalion, CEF, on 5 September 1918 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 21 or 22 September 1918 - wounded on 30 September or 1 October 1918 - invalided to England on 25 October 1918.
Thursday 13 December 2007
Private John Thomas Corrigan
Private Joseph Levi Corrier
Joined the 156th Battalion, CEF, in Brockville, Ontario, on 6 March 1916 (number 639853) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 24 May 1917 - wounded on 2 September 1918 - invalided to England on 4 September 1918.
Corporal Lawrence Francis Corr
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Smiths Falls, Ontario, on 17 February 1915 (number 410477) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - wounded and captured as a prisoner of war on 10 August 1918 - repatriated on 14 December 1918 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 14 May 1919 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Died in 1973 - buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.
Private Alfred William Cornford
Joined the 166th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 9 February 1916 (number 669687) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 27 November or 1 December 1916 - wounded on 9 April 1917 - invalided to England on 12 April 1917.
Private Suffel David Cornell
Joined the 59th Battalion, CEF, in Brockville, Ontario, on 13 May 1915 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 11 June 1915 (number 410063) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - wounded and captured as a prisoner of war on 11 August 1918 - repatriated on 3 December 1918.
Private George Joseph Cornell
Joined the 59th Battalion, CEF, in Alexandria, Ontario, on 2 May 1915 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Barriefield Camp, Ontario, on 22 June 1915 (number 410712) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 May 1917.
Saturday 8 December 2007
Private Frederick Corneil
Joined the 109th Battalion, CEF, in Lindsay, Ontario, on 15 December 1915 (number 725090) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 4 or 6 December 1916 - wounded on 9 or 11 April 1917 - invalided to England on 12 April 1917.
Private William Lorne Corbett
Joined the 157th Battalion, CEF, in Barrie, Ontario, on 17 November 1915 (number 643226) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 27 or 28 March 1918 - killed in action on 2 September 1918 - buried in Dury Mill Cemetery, France.
Lieutenant Ross Hope Corbett
Joined the 212th Battalion, CEF, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on 30 May 1916 - [when released?] - joined the 211th Battalion, CEF, in Sarcee Camp, Calgary, Alberta, on ??? - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 9 July 1917 - wounded on 26 April 1918 - invalided to England on 29 April 1918.
Private Arthur Lorne Corbett
Joined the 177th Battalion, CEF, in Midland, Ontario, on 22 June 1916 (number 853593) - transferred to the 240th Battalion, CEF, on [26 April 1917?] - joined the 240th Battalion, CEF, in Truro, Nova Scotia, on 26 April 1917 (number 853593) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 8 or 9 March 1918 - wounded and captured as a prisoner of war on 10 August 1918 - repatriated on 10 January 1919.
Private William Edward Cooper
Joined the 235th Battalion, CEF, in Bowmanville, Ontario, on 7 June 1916 (number 1027053) - [unknown release time and reason] - joined the Depot Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, in Toronto, Ontario, on 1 December 1916 (number 226854) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 8 or 9 April 1918 - wounded on 3 September 1918 - invalided to England on 1 October 1918.
Private William Cooper
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 28 January 1915 (number 410062) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - wounded on 9 or 12 April 1917 - invalided to England on 16 April 1917 - later served with reserve units.
Private William Cooper
Joined No. 3 Company, 3rd Divisional Train, in Montreal, Quebec, on 14 January 1916 (number 511698) - discharged on ??? due to heart trouble - joined the Reinforcements, Army Service Corps, in Montreal, Quebec, on 9 November 1917 (number 2591302) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 9 or 10 August 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 3 May 1919.
Friday 7 December 2007
Private William Arthur Cooper
Joined the 130th Battalion, CEF, in Lanark, Ontario, on 15 January 1916 (number 787105) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion on 14 or 15 November 1916 - invalided sick to England on 1 December 1917 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 5 September 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Sergeant Arthur Cooper
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 12 April 1915 (number 410060) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 18 July 1916 - taken on the strength of the Canadian Forestry Corps on 18 May 1917.
Private Raymond Clarke Cooney
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, on 22 January 1918 (number 4021364) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 10 or 11 October 1918 - died of sickness in France on 28 October 1918 - buried in Queant Road Cemetery (grave I.B.6), France.
Private Herbert Harold Cooney
Joined the 59th Battalion, CEF, in Lindsay, Ontario, on 28 May 1915 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 22 June 1915 (number 410710) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - invalided sick to England on 26 February 1917 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1917 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Lance-Corporal Charles Alfred Coombes
Joined the 166th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 26 January 1916 (number 669087) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 27 November or 1 December 1916 - wounded on 26 June 1917 - invalided to England on 5 July 1917.
Private Charles Cooksey
Joined the 77th Battalion, CEF, in Smiths Falls, Ontario, on 29 July 1915 (number 144451) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Bermuda on 6 December 1915 - transferred to Headquarters, 12th Canadian Infantry Brigade, on 9 or 12 August 1916 - transferred to the Canadian Army Service Corps on 8 September 1917 - repatriated to Canada on 13 May 1919.
(sources: Library and Archives Canada (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca), online attestation papers; Canadian War Museum, 19740281-001, Manu 58F 2 3, 207th Canadian Infantry Battalion and 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Nominal Roll; The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Regimental Museum, A400-0007, Master Personnel List for the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force; Anonymous, An Historical Sketch of the Seventy-Seventh Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force (Ottawa: War Publications Limited, 1926), p.178)
Wednesday 5 December 2007
Lance-Corporal Lewis Richard Cooke
Joined the 126th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 13 January 1916 (number 775045) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 4 or 6 December 1916 - wounded on 14 September 1917 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 24 January 1918 - wounded on 3 April 1918 - invalided to England on 16 April 1918.
Lance-Sergeant John Cooke, MM
Joined the 59th Battalion, CEF, in Lindsay, Ontario, on 8 May 1915 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 22 June 1915 (number 410709) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - wounded on 18 November 1916 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 23 April 1917 - killed in action on 30 October 1917 - buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery (grave I.C.21), Belgium.
Awarded the Military Medal - no citation - unit recommendation dated 7 November 1917: "During operations, Oct. 29th to Nov. 2/17 this N.C.O. displayed great coolness, judgement and leadership in taking ammunition parties through heavy hostile shell fire."
Private Harry Cooke
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Barriefield, Ontario, on 5 July 1915 (number 410475) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - wounded on 22 February 1917 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 26 February 1917 - wounded on 24 May 1917 - invalided sick to England on 4 November 1917.
Sergeant William Henry Cooke
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 5 March 1915 (number 410736) - taken on the strength of the 2nd Battalion, CEF, on 25 August 1915 - wounded on 12 June 1916 - died on 4 May 1917 of wounds received that day - buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension (grave II.F.78), France.
Sergeant Leonard Henry Cook
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 23 March 1915 (number 410476) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - wounded on 19 November 1916 - invalided to England on 27 November 1916 - later served with reserve units and the Canadian Army Pay Corps.
Private Josh B. Cook
Joined the 147th Battalion, CEF, in Camp Borden, Ontario, on 21 June 1916 (number 839132) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 26 or 27 June 1917 - killed in action on 27 March 1918 - buried in Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery Extension (grave II.D.20), France.
Sergeant James Cook
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 26 February 1915 (number 410417) - taken on the strength of the 2nd Battalion, CEF, on 25 August 1915 - wounded on 12 August or 11 September 1916 - wounded on 10 August 1918.
Thursday 29 November 2007
Private Henry Herbert Cook
Joined the 204th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 10 April 1916 (number 237469) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 27 March 1918 - wounded on 10 August 1918 - invalided to England on 13 August 1918 - died of sickness on 4 February 1920 - buried in Prospect Cemetery (grave Veterans 637), Toronto, Ontario.
Private Alfred Charles Cook
Joined the 147th Battalion, CEF, in Owen Sound, Ontario, on 30 November 1915 (number 838049) - taken on the strength of the 58th Battalion, CEF, on 9 or 10 April 1917 - wounded on 20 January 1918 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 12 or 13 August 1918 - killed in action on 2 September 1918 - buried in Dury Mill British Cemetery (grave I.C.4), France.
Private Albert Harry Cook
Joined the 72nd Battalion, CEF, in Vancouver, British Columbia, on 1 October 1915 (number 129989) - landed in France with the 72nd Battalion on 12 August 1916 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 1 or 2 May 1917 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 21 June 1919.
Private William Lloyd Conroy
Conscripted into the 2nd Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 23 April 1918 (number 3321095) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 10 or 11 October 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Wednesday 28 November 2007
Lance-Corporal William Walter Conner, MM
Joined the 97th Battalion, CEF, in Windsor, Ontario, on 18 January 1916 (number 207582) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 10 or 11 May 1917 - injured accidentally on 2 November 1917 - invalided to England on 14 November 1917 - transferred to the Imperial Army on 13 April 1918 in order to be commissioned.
Awarded the Military Medal - no citation - unit recommendation dated 3 July 1917: "He showed a splendid example of courage and initiative in bringing into action a captured German machine gun during attack on Avion Trench."
Private Joseph Michael Connolly
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, in Kingston, Ontario, on 12 February 1918 (number 3056688) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 10 or 11 October 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Private John Connolly
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, in Kingston, Ontario, on 9 January 1918 (number 3055778) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 10 or 11 October 1918 - wounded on 1 November 1918 - invalided to England on 5 November 1918.
Private Clarence Connolly
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 25 March 1915 (number 410059) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - wounded on 30 October 1917 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 14 December 1917 - wounded on 2 or 4 November 1918 - invalided to England on 7 November 1918.
Recommended for an unnamed decoration by the 38th Battalion dated 19 March 1918: "During enemy raid Mar. 16/18, when a bomb fell in a post in which this man was in charge, he picked up the bomb and threw it over the parapet before it could explode. Throughout the affair he displayed the best soldierly quality of coolness, determination and pluck."
Lance-Corporal Oscar Carlyle Connerty
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Montreal, Quebec, on 10 April 1915 (number 411121) - taken on the strength of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry on 16 July 1915 - wounded on 8 or 9 October 1916.
Private Alexander Marshall Connell
Joined the 81st or 157th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 12 October 1915 (number 157555) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 27 or 28 March 1918 - wounded on 16 April 1918 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1918 - killed in action on 1 September 1918 - buried in Wancourt British Cemetery (grave VIII.D.1), France.
Tuesday 27 November 2007
Private Thomas Francis Conlin
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Saskatchewan Regiment, in Regina, Saskatchewan, on 5 January 1918 (number 256685) - taken on the strength of the 28th Battalion, CEF, on 5 September 1918 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 21 or 22 September 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Private James Cornelius Conlin
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, in Kingston, Ontario, on 9 January 1918 (number 3055845) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 9 or 10 August 1918 - wounded on 28 September 1918 - invalided to England on 2 October 1918.
Private John Andrew Condie
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, in Kingston, Ontario, on 15 January 1918 (number 3056187) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 9 or 10 August 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Private John Colyer
Joined the 126th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 22 March 1916 (number 776013) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 4 or 6 December 1916 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Monday 26 November 2007
Private Alfred Edward Colwell
Joined the 77th Battalion, CEF, in Smiths Falls, Ontario, on 22 July 1915 (number 144647) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Bermuda on 6 December 1915 - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - invalided sick to England on 24 November 1916 - later served with reserve units and Canadian Army Pay Corps - repatriated to Canada on 14 December 1918.
(sources: Library and Archives Canada (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca), online attestation papers; Canadian War Museum, 19740281-001, Manu 58F 2 3, 207th Canadian Infantry Battalion and 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Nominal Roll; The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Regimental Museum, A400-0007, Master Personnel List for the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force; Anonymous, An Historical Sketch of the Seventy-Seventh Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force (Ottawa: War Publications Limited, 1926), p.178)
Private David Colvin
Joined the 161st Battalion, CEF, in Seaforth, Ontario, on 13 December 1915 (number 654020) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 29 December 1916 - wounded on 3 or 6 April 1918 - invalided to England on 9 April 1918.
Warrant Officer Class II Archibald McLaughlin Colville, MM
Joined the 59th Battalion, CEF, in Brockville, Ontario, on 31 May 1915 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 22 June 1915 (number 410708) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - wounded on 2 September 1918 - invalided to England on 22 September 1918.
Awarded the Military Medal - no citation - unit recommendation dated 31 August 1917: "He performed splendid work in rescuing a number of men who had been buried in their dugout."
Private Arthur Coltman
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 28 January 1915 (number 410100) - taken on the strength of the 2nd Battalion, CEF, on 25 August 1915 - killed in action on 26 April 1916 - buried in Woods Cemetery (grave II.F.5), Belgium.
Private William James Collins
Joined the 136th Battalion, CEF, in Millbrook, Ontario, on 29 January 1916 (number 805297) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 5 or 6 June 1917 - invalided sick to England on 26 August 1917 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 22 June 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Private William Henry Collis
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 13 February 1915 (number 410057) - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 2 October 1915.
Sunday 25 November 2007
Sergeant Sydney Lionel Collins, MM
Joined the 59th Battalion, CEF, on 16 March 1915 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Barriefield Camp, Ontario, on 22 June 1915 (number 410248) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 24 April 1919.
Awarded the Military Medal - no citation - unit recommendation dated 3 July 1917: "This N.C.O. performed valuable and gallant work in the capacity of a Battn. Scout during the operations at La Coulotte and Avion June 26th to June 30th, 1917."
Private Joseph Collins
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, in Brockville, Ontario, on 3 January 1918 (number 4022524) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 9 or 10 August 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Died on 15 April 1922.
Private James Patrick Collins
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 8 May 1915 (number 410056) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - invalided sick to England on 9 November 1916.
Private James Richard Collins, MM
Joined the 80th Battalion, CEF, in Smiths Falls, Ontario, on 25 August 1915 (number 219161) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, in England on 11 July 1916 - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - wounded on 4 or 6 November 1916 - invalided to England on 7 November 1916 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 18 or 19 April 1917 - wounded on 2 or 3 September 1918 - invalided to England on 5 September 1918.
Awarded the Military Medal - announced 17 September 1917, no citation - unit recommendation date unknown: "For bravery in the Field."
Sergeant Frank Louis Collins
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 8 March 1915 (number 410275) - taken on the strength of the 2nd Battalion, CEF, on 25 August 1915 - transferred to the Canadian Engineers on 16 February 1916 - wounded on 14 or 16 April 1918.
Awarded the Croix de Guerre (Belgium).
Private Frank Collins
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 27 March 1915 (number 410474) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - wounded on 26 June 1917 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 18 December 1917 - invalided sick to England on 19 January 1918 - died of his sickness on 22 December 1920 - buried in Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
Friday 23 November 2007
Private Thomas Edward Collings
Joined the 77th Battalion, CEF, in Smiths Falls, Ontario, on 28 July 1915 (number 144453) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Bermuda on 6 December 1915 - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - transferred to the Canadian Labour Pool on 30 July 1918 - repatriated to Canada on 18 July 1919.
(sources: Library and Archives Canada (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca), online attestation papers; Canadian War Museum, 19740281-001, Manu 58F 2 3, 207th Canadian Infantry Battalion and 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Nominal Roll; The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Regimental Museum, A400-0007, Master Personnel List for the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force; Anonymous, An Historical Sketch of the Seventy-Seventh Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force (Ottawa: War Publications Limited, 1926), p.178)
Thursday 22 November 2007
Private Charles Collier
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, in Kingston, Ontario, on 19 January 1918 (number 4021215) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 9 or 10 August 1918 - wounded on 2 September 1918 - invalided to England on 4 September 1918.
Private Frederick Thomas Collett
Joined the 130th Battalion, CEF, in Renfrew, Ontario, on 1 December 1915 (number 788531) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 14 or 15 November 1916 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion as a "minor" on 1 June 1918.
Private Percy Aquilla Collen
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, in Kingston, Ontario, on 7 March 1918 (number 4021522) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 10 or 11 October 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Private William Alfred Coles
Joined the 59th Battalion, CEF, in Belleville, Ontario, on 20 May 1915 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 11 June 1915 (number 410055) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - wounded on 18 November 1916 - invalided to England on 3 December 1916.
Sunday 18 November 2007
Sergeant Frederick Charles Coleman
Joined the 35th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 9 April 1915 (number 405151) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 29 March 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Private Frederick Coleby
Joined Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Ottawa, Ontario, on 24 August 1914 (number 194) - [then what?] - joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 27 May 1915 (number 411151) - [then what?].
Private William Joseph Cole
Joined the 156th Battalion, CEF, in Brockville, Ontario, on 25 January 1916 (number 639272) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 24 May 1917 - wounded on 25 August 1917 - died of those wounds on 29 August 1917 - buried in Etaples Military Cemetery (grave XXV.O.17), France.
Private William John Cole
Joined the 109th Battalion, CEF, in Lindsay, Ontario, on 31 January 1916 (number 725197) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 4 or 6 December 1916 - wounded on 9 or 12 April 1917 - invalided to England on 13 April 1917.
Private Frederick George Cole
Sergeant Clement Poole Coles
Joined the 125th Battalion, CEF, in Brantford, Ontario, on 10 November 1915 (number 772053) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 27 or 28 March 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Private William Ernest Colborne
Joined the 207th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 10 July 1916 (number 246583) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 19 or 20 February 1918 - captured and made a prisoner of war on 10 August 1918 - repatriated on 8 December 1918.
Private George Victor Coker
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 23 February 1915 (number 410472) - taken on the strength of the 2nd Battalion, CEF, on 25 August 1915 - killed in action on 23 February 1916 - buried in R.E. Farm Cemetery (grave III.B.13), Belgium.
Private Abe Cohen
Joined the 97th Battalion, CEF, in Montreal, Quebec, on 11 July 1916 (number 1033113) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 17 or 18 August 1918 - transferred to the Canadian Labour Pool on 23 August 1918 - transferred to 1st Divisional Motor Transport Company, CASC, on 8 September 1918.
Private John McAdam Coghill
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 1 February 1915 (number 410332) - taken on the strength of the 2nd Battalion, CEF, on 25 August 1915.
Private Bernard Coen
Joined the Remount Depot in Montreal, Quebec, on 21 May 1915 (number 49692) - taken on the strength of the Remount Depot in France on 7 July 1915 - transferred to No. 1 CVH[?] on 11 April 1916 - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 9 April 1917 - wounded on 27 March 1918 - invalided to England on 4 April 1918.
Private William Coe
Joined the 154th Battalion, CEF, in Cornwall, Ontario, on 12 October 1915 (number 633158) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 18 or 19 January 1918 - wounded on 2 September 1918 - invalided to England on 7 September 1918.
Friday 16 November 2007
Private James George William Coe
Joined the 59th Battalion, CEF, on 10 April 1915 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 22 June 1915 (number 410707) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - injured accidentally on 26 January 1917 - invalided to England on 7 March 1917 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 5 July 1917 - died on 30 March 1918 of wounds received that day - buried in Anzin-St. Aubin British Cemetery (grave IV.B.2), France.
Captain Isaac Perry Cocke, MC
Joined the 97th Battalion, CEF, in Windsor, Ontario, on 9 February 1916 (number 208282) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 19 March 1917 - sent to England for Officers' Training Course on 5 October 1917 - commissioned as a Lieutenant - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 15 July 1918 - appointed battalion Adjutant on 1 October 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 22 June 1919.
Awarded the Military Cross (attached to the Assistant Provost Marshal, Canadian Corps) - citation: "On the night of 11th/12th August, 1918, he remained on duty directing and clearing traffic as well as the removal of wounded at great risk to his own life during the explosion of an ammunition dump caused by enemy aircraft at Domart, and by his prompt and fearless actions saved many lives and presented the destruction of property, especially in directing the removal of lorries loaded with ammunition." - unit recommendation: "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty while attached to A.P.M. Canadian Corps."
Thursday 15 November 2007
Lieutenant Robert Harvey Cochran, MC
Joined the 130th Battalion, CEF, in Arnprior, Ontario, on 4 January 1916 (number 788260) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion on 14 November 1916 - sent to England for Officer Training Course on 5 October 1917 - commissioned as a Lieutenant - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 3 June 1918 - killed in action on 29 October 1918 - buried in Denain Communal Cemetery (grave A.19), France.
Awarded the Military Cross - official citation: "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the operations in the vicinity of Bourlon from September 27th/30th, 1918. In the initial attack on September 27th he led his platoon in a most determined manner. On September 28th his company commander became a casualty and he assumed command, handling it throughout with marked skill and judgment. On the 29th he led his company in its advance; and during consolidation he set a splendid example to his men under heavy machine-gun fire, encouraging them to hold on in a very trying position." - unit recommendation dated 6 October 1918: "For bravery and conscientious devotion to duty during operations in vicinity of Bourlon, 28th Sept to 30th Sept 1918."
Private Walter John Cobb
Joined the 126th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 29 January 1916 (number 775804) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 4 or 6 December 1916 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion as a "minor" on 16 July 1917.
Private Joseph Coates
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Saskatchewan Regiment, in Regina, Saskatchewan, on 3 January 1918 (number 256582) - taken on the strength of the 28th Battalion, CEF, on 5 September 1918 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 21 or 22 September 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Private James Clyde
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, in Kingston, Ontario, on 23 January 1918 (number 4021367) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion on 10 or 11 June 1918 - injured accidentally on 24 September 1918 - invalided to England on 1 October 1918.
Monday 12 November 2007
Sergeant Charles Clow
Joined the 35th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 5 April 1915 (number 405505) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 8 or 9 April 1918 - killed in action on 29 September 1918 - buried in Bourlon Wood Cemetery (grave II.A.7), France.
Private John Clough
Joined the 80th Battalion, CEF, in Smiths Falls, Ontario, on 26 August 1915 (number 219162) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, in England on 11 July 1916 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 29 November 1916 - invalided sick to England on 19 April 1917 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 11 November 1917 - wounded on 28 September 1918 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 9 December 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 14 February 1919.
Private Gilbert Montague Clinton
Joined the 156th Battalion, CEF, in Westport, Ontario, on 15 March 1916 (number 639927) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 24 May 1917 - transferred to the Labour Pool on 8 June 1918 - transferred to the 2nd Canadian Infantry Works Battalion on 7 July 1918 - transferred to the 4th Canadian Infantry Works Battalion on 14 September 1918.
Corporal Harry Powell Clifton
Joined the 59th Battalion, CEF, in Lindsay, Ontario, on 15 March 1915 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 22 June 1915 (number 410706) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - struck off strength to the Canadian Machine Gun Corps on 1 January 1917 - later served as an Acting Company Sergeant-Major with reserve units.
Sergeant George Henry Clifford
Joined the 212th Battalion, CEF, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on 8 June 1916 (number 261457) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 12 or 13 February 1917 - wounded on 9 April 1917 - invalided to England on 15 April 1917 - later served with the 3rd CCD.
Private Ernest Pretty Clifford
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 8 May 1915 (number 410054) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 6 October 1916 - wounded on 25 April 1918 - invalided to England on 29 April 1918 - joined the Canadian Ordnance Corps in Ottawa, Ontario, on 16 January 1919.
Private John Ralph Clewes
Joined the 166th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 1 February 1916 (number 669519) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 27 November or 1 December 1916 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Friday 9 November 2007
Private Fred Ernest Cleroux
Joined the 130th Battalion, CEF, in Renfrew, Ontario, on 24 January 1916 (number 788557) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 14 or 15 November 1916 - wounded on 9 April 1917 - invalided to England on 15 April 1917.
Private Arthur C. Clermont
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 22 July 1915 (number 410053) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the battalion on 13 August 1916 - wounded on 2 November 1916 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 11 November 1916 - died on 12 January 1917 of wounds received on 2 January 1917 - buried in Etaples Military Cemetery (grave XXI.B.17A), France.
Wednesday 7 November 2007
Private Aaron Bernard Cleary
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Saskatchewan Regiment, in Regina, Saskatchewan, on 31 January 1918 (number 256589) - taken on the strength of the 28th Battalion, CEF, on 5 September 1918 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 21 or 22 September 1918 - died of sickness in France on 24 January 1919 - buried in Huy (La Sarte) Communal Cemetery (grave I.A.10), Belgium.
Private George Edward Stanley Clay
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 22 February 1915 (number 410052) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - wounded on 16 or 18 November 1916 - invalided to England on 3 December 1916.
Private Henry James Claxton
Joined the 38th Battalion in Ottawa, Ontario, on 2 March 1915 (number 410251) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - wounded on 16 November 1916 - [Cdn War Museum docs state struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 27 May 1916] - rejoined the military in Cornwall, Ontario, on 11 June 1917 (number 3055004).
Private Samuel Clark
Joined the 126th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 2 February 1916 (number 775827) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion on 4 or 6 December 1916 - wounded on 9 or 10 April 1917 - invalided to England on 14 April 1917.
Private William Clarmont
Joined the 77th Battalion, CEF, in Rockcliffe Camp, Ontario, on 31 July 1915 (number 145004) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Bermuda on 6 December 1915 - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - transferred to the 4th Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps, on 1 May 1918 - wounded on 9 August 1918 - repatriated to Canada on 5 May 1919.
(sources: Library and Archives Canada (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca), online attestation papers; Canadian War Museum, 19740281-001, Manu 58F 2 3, 207th Canadian Infantry Battalion and 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Nominal Roll; The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Regimental Museum, A400-0007, Master Personnel List for the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force; Anonymous, An Historical Sketch of the Seventy-Seventh Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force (Ottawa: War Publications Limited, 1926), p.178)
Tuesday 6 November 2007
Lance-Corporal Midase Clermont
Joined the 154th Battalion, CEF, in Hawkesury, Ontario, on 17 November 1916 (number 633403) - transferred to the 207th Battalion, CEF, on 30 November 1916 - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 18 or 19 January 1918 - wounded on 30 September 1918 - invalided to England on 13 October 1918.
Lance-Corporal Richard Inkermann Clarke
Joined the 126th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 21 February 1916 (number 775856) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 4 or 6 December 1916 - wounded on 9 April 1917 - invalided to England on 25 April 1917.
Private Herbert Clarke
Joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps in Cornwall, Ontario, on 22 May 1917 (number 2098896) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 19 or 20 February 1918 - wounded on 27 September 1918 - invalided to England on 1 October 1918.
Thursday 1 November 2007
Private Guy Handford Clarke
Joined the 91st Battalion, CEF, in St. Thomas, Ontario, on 30 March 1916 (number 190158) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 20 or 21 August 1916 - wounded on 26 March 1917 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 16 May 1917 - killed in action on 30 October 1917 - buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery (grave VI.A.13), Belgium.
Sergeant George Arthur Clarke
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 11 February 1915 (number 410412) - taken on the strength of the 2nd Battalion, CEF, on 25 August 1915 - died on 19 November 1915 of wounds received that day - buried in R.E. Farm Cemetery (grave III.D.1), Belgium.
Wednesday 31 October 2007
Lance-Corporal Cyril Mervyn Clarke, DCM, MM
Joined the 121st Battalion, CEF, in Vancouver, British Columbia, on 18 January 1916 (number 760897) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 15 November 1916 - wounded on 11 August 1918 - invalided to England on 13 August 1918.
He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (London Gazette, 16 January 1919) - official citation: "For conspicuous gallantry during operations in front of Meharicourt on 11th August, 1918. When our advance was held up by an enemy machine gun concealed about fifty yards in front, he rushed forward and single-handed charged the gun. Five of the enemy ran away, leaving the gun in his hands. In performing this act he killed one of the enemy and was himself wounded, but he carried on in the firing line for some hours until ordered out by an officer. His coolness, courage and determination throughout the day ably assisted in the success of the operation." - unit recommendation dated 15 August 1918: "For gallantry in rushing an enemy M.G. during operations in front of Meharicourt on Aug. 11th, 1918."
He was awarded the Military Medal - no citation - unit recommendation 17 April 1917: "For valuable work in carrying out his duty as Battn. runner during operation Apr. 9/17."
Private Allan Clarke
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 19 March 1915 (number 410250) - served with the battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the battalion on 13 August 1916 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Private Willis Lumgair Clark
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on 17 March 1915 (number 411080) - transferred to Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in France on 17 July 1915 - wounded on 3 June 1916 - rejoined Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry on 11 November 1917 - promoted to Lieutenant.
He was awarded the Military Medal.
Private William James Clark
Joined the 99th Battalion, CEF, in Amherstburg, Ontario, on 25 January 1916 (number 213718) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 29 or 30 March 1918 - wounded on 30 September 1918 - invalided to England on 5 October 1918.
Private William Gladstone Clarke
Joined the 207th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 10 April 1916 (number 246129) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 26 or 27 September 1917 - struck off strength to Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry on 28 November 1917 - wounded on 28 September or 1 October 1918 - later served as a sergeant with the Corps of Military Staff Clerks - enlisted in [???] in Ottawa, Ontario, on 10 July 1919.